Display stand



Sept. 8, 1925. 1,552,439

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L46 ATTORNEY Patented S ept. 8,1525;

UNITED STATES FRANK -X. LIST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL 1,552,439 PATENT OFFICE.

cAnnuoUN'rINe com- PANY, on NEW 'YoRx, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

DISPLAY STAND.

Application filed Iune 'l, 1924.23. Serial No. 643,958.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK X. LIST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Display Stand, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of knock-down or fold able easel devices. I

My invention has for its object primarily .to provide a device or stand designed to be 'by the process of folding and unfolding the device may be packed and'shipped in flat condition to avoid bulky packages when transported or when kept in stock, besides permitting ofbeing easily folded into usable form when desired. The invention resides mainly in the provision of. a front member adapted to be disposed in upstanding position, and this 'member is. cut and folded from a single blank providing spaced superposed ledge members or steps or platforms relatively arranged in the fashion of a stairway to allow articles to be removably arranged for display on tops of the ledge members or steps or to permit advertising matter to be displayed on the tops of etc s as well as on the risers thereof. The Front member is supported in upright position by an easel member which is secured on the rear face of the front member, and the easel members preferably composed of a lower section and an upper section. The lower section is cut and folded from a single blank providing movable wing members adapted to be swung toward and from extending spaced upright positions relative to the front member, and each wing member has a notch provided between a pair of tab members in opposed relation to the upper section of the easel. The upper section is also preferably cut and folded from a single blank providing spaced locking tongues arranged for being removably inserted in the notches of the pairs of tab members of the wing members of the lower section when swung from the front member, in order to releasably lock the sections of the easel member together for holding the front member in upstanding position.

A further object of the invention is to 7 provide a display stand of a sim lo, and durable construction whic h may be made in either plain or fanciful shapes in any appropriate size.

- With these and other objects inview, the invention will be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

and will then'be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview showing a front elevation of one form of display stand embodying my invention.

2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a rear elevation of the device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the blank from which the front member is made.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan of the blank from which the-lower section of the easel member of the device is made,.and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan of the blank from which the upper section of the ease] member is made. The device or display stand has about member 10 supported by an easel member 11 which is preferably divided into a lower section 12 and an upper section 13, and these parts of the stand may be made in various sizes and shapes as occasion requires.

The front member 10 is preferably cut from a sheet of foldable cardboard orother suitable material to provide a blank 14, Fig. 3,'having substantially rectangular sections or panels, as 15, 16, 17, which are longitudinally disposed in superimposed relation. The panel 16 may. be shorter than the panel 15 and the panel 17 may be shorter than the panel 16 so that the panels are in relative pyramidal arrangement," and the upper corners of each panel of the blank may be cut on an incline or on a bevel, as at 18, 18. The blank may also be formed with a sur face or peak member section, as 19, of a surface member is provided by slitting spaced parts of the blank, as at 20, 20, which slits provide the upper portion of the panel 17. At the junctures of the panels 15, 16, 17 and at the juncture of the panel 17 with the surface member 19 spaced parts of the blank are scored, as at 21, 21 22, 22*, 23, 23.

By folding parts of the blank angularly toward its rear face on the scorings 21, 22, 23 and then folding parts of the blank angularly upward on the scorings 21, 22, 23* the front member 10 will be formed to provide superposed ledge members or steps or platforms, as 24,25, 26, relatively disposed in stairway arrangement with the ledge members being of variable widths. Each ledge member or step is thereby formed with a riser 27 and a top surface 28. The surface member 19 will then be spaced rearwardly of'the ledge member 26 as well as being disposed in surrounding relation to the upper part of this ledge member, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the front member 10 is disposed in upstanding position with the lower edge of the ledge member resting on a suitable support, the top surfaces 25 of the ledge members will be flatwise on longitudinal planes for permitting merchandise and other articles to be displayed thereon, or the top surfaces 28 of the ledge members may be disposed on inclines so that advertisements may be inscribed on their front faces as well as on the front faces of the risers 27 and on the front face of the surface member 19..

The lower section 12 of the easel member 11 is preferably cut from a sheet of foldable cardboard or other appropriate material to provide a blank 29, Fig. 4, having a rectangled lower portion and convergingly inclined side edges, as 31, 32, above the side' edges of the rectangled portion. The blank 29 is slitted crosswise, at 33, 34, from approximately the central parts of the side edges of the rectangled lower portion 30 toward the central part of the blank. These slits are on alinement as well as terminating in spaced relation. The spaced parts of the blank 29 at the inner ends of the slits 33, 34 are scored vertically, as at 35, 36, and this blank is also scored crosswise, as at 37, between the spaced inner ends of the slits 33, 34. The portion of the blank between the scorings 35, 36, 37 provide a ,panel 38, and the parts of the blank embraced within the scorings 35, 36, slits 33, 34 and the inclined edges 31', 32 provide wing members'or' supports 39, 40 having in the edges of their upper ends notches 41, 42 formed between pairs of tab members 43, .43 and 44, 44, respectively. .The portion of the blank 29 below the slits 33, 35 and the scoring 37 provides a substantially rectangular bracket member 45, and the part of the blank centrally of this bracket mem her is scored crosswise, as at 46, to allow the bracket to be angularly flexed transverselyunder the wing members 39, 40.- The upper end of the panel 38 of the blank 39 is glued or otherwise fastened to the rear face of the riser 27 of the ledge member 25, and the part of the bracket member 45 below the scoring 46 is cemented or otherwise fastened to the rear face of the riser 27 of the ledge member 24. When the front member 10 is foldably formed for providing the ledge members 24, 25, 26, as below explained, the blank 29 is bent on the scorings 35, 36 so that the wing members 39, 40 may be swung toward each other to positions extending rearwardly of the front member, and the bracket member is bent on the scoring 46- to foldably hold the wing members in spaced relation to the ledge member 24 of the front member. The pairs of tab members will then be in spaced proximity to the lower part ofthe ledge member 26 of the front member.

The upper section 13 of the easel member 11 is cut from a sheet of foldable cardboard or other suitable material to provide a blank 47, Fig. 5, having a substantially rectangular body portion,,-as 47, with a reduced upper end, as 48. The blank has in spaced relation to its lower end a transverse scoring 49, and the body portion 47 terminates at this scoring. The part of the blank 47 below the scoring 49 provides an extensibly adjuStabIe bracket member 50' having in its central part a crosswise scoring 51 in spaced parallel relation to the scoring 49. In the central part of the bracket member 50 and between the scorings 49 and 51 are two spaced angular slits, as 52, 53, to provide two oppositely protruding locking tongues 54, 55 which are spaced from each other for being removably admitted in the notches 41, 42' between the pairs of tab members 43,

43 and 44, 44*." of the wing members 39, 40-

of the lower section of the easel when the wing members are normally positioned in protruding relation rearwardly of the front member. The reduced upper end 48 of the body portion 47 of the blank 47 is glued or otherwise fastened to the central part of the surface member 19 of the front member, and the lower part of the bracket member 50 is cemented or otherwise fastened to the rear face of the riser 27 of the ledge member 26 "extending positions rearwardly of the front member, as above described, the bracket member .50 of the blank 47 is bent angularly on' the scorings 49, 51 to space the body portion 47 of this blank from theriser 27 ofthe ledge member 26 of the front member. By then inserting the tongues 54, in, the notches 41, 42 of the wing members 39, 40 the sections of the easel will be releasably locked for supporting the front member against liability of accidental collapsing. By reversely moving the various 1 parts of the display stand it will be folded to allow of being packed and transportedin flat form.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of my invention, but 1 do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the ri ht to make such changes as fairly fall wi hm the scope thereof.

Having thus described 111 invention, 1 claim as new and desire to ecure by Let ters Patent 1. In a display stand, the combination with an upstanding front member cut and folded from a single blank to form spaced'superposed ledge members disposed .in substantially stairway arrangement, of an easel member supporting the front member, said easel member composed of separate lower and upper sections, the lower section cut and folded from a single blank to form at its side parts spaced movable substantially triangular wing members and an extensibly foldable' bracket member at the lower ends of the wing members, the upper parts of the blank between the wing members secured to the rear face of one of the upper ledge members of the front member whereby the wing members may be swung in lateral directions toward and from each other rearwardly f the cenm1 parts of the ledge members and the bracket member havin a portion secured to the rear face of t e lowermost ledge member for foldably positioning the wing members in spaced relation to the lower ledge member, each of said wing members also having in its upper end a notch forming a pair of tab members, said separate upper section of the easel member cut and folded from a single blank to form a body portion with spaced locking tongues, the upper edge of said body portion secured to the rear face of the front member whereby the locking tongues may be removabl inserted in the, notches of the pairs 0 tab members of the lower section when the wing members are swung toward each other.

2. In a display stand, the combination with an upstanding front member cut and folded from a single blank to form spaced superposed ledge members of different widths disposed in substantiallystairway arrangement as well as forming a surface member extending upwardly and rearwardly from the uppermost ledge members, of an easel easel member composed of separate lower and upper sections, the lower section cut and folded from a single blank to form at its side parts spaced movable substantially triangular wing members, the upper part of the blank between the wing members secured to the rear face of one of the upper ledge members of the front member whereby the wing members may be swungzin lateral directions toward and from each other rearwardly of the central parts of the ledge members, each of said wing members also having in its upper end a notch providing apair of tab members, said upper section of the easel member cut and folded from a single blank to form a body portion with spaced locking tongues depending from its lower edge, the upper edge of said body portion secured to the rear face of the surface member of the front member whereby the locking tongues may be removably inserted in the notches of the pairs of tab members of the lower section when, the wing 1 member extending upwardly and rearwardly from the uppermost ledge member, of an easel member supporting the front member, said easel member composed of separate lower and 'upper sections, the lower section cut and folded from a single blank to form at its side parts spaced movable wing members and .an extensibly foldable bracket member at the lower ends of the wing members, the upper part of the blank between the wing members secured to the rear face of one of the intermediate ledge members of the front member whereby the wing members may be swung in lateral directions toward and from each other rearwardly of the central parts of the ledge members and the bracket member having a, portion secured to the rear face of the lowermost ledge member for foldably positioning the wing members in spaced relation to the lower ledge member, each of said wing members also having in its upper end a notch providing a air of tab members, said upper section of the easel member out and folded from a single blank to form spaced locking tongues for removable insertion in the notches of the pairs of tab members of the lower section when the wing members are swung toward ach other.

4. In a display stand, the combination with an upstanding frontmember cut and folded from a single blank to form s aced superposed ledge members of di erent member supporting the front member, said easel member composed of separate lower and upper sections, the lower section cut and folded from a single blank to form at its side parts spaced movable wing members and-an extensibly foldable bracket member at its lower ends, the upper part of the blank between the wing members secured to the rear face of one of theintermediate ledge members of the front member whereby the wing members may be swung in lateral directions toward and from each other rearwardly of the center of the ledge members and the bracket member having a portion secured to the rear face of the lowermost ledge member for, foldably positioning the .bers also having in its upper end a notch forming a pair of tab members, said upper ,it. lower edge and also forming an extensibly foldable bracket on the lower edge of the body portion, the upper edge of said body portion secured to the rear face of the surface member of the front member andvthe bracket of the body portion being secured to the rear face of the uppermost ledge member whereby the locking tongues may be removably inserted in the notches of the pairs of tab members of the lower section when the wing members are swung toward each other. i

This specification signed this 6th day of June A. D. 1923.

' FRANK X. LIST 

